Member's pictures

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Here are a couple of pictures from Natalie. The first is from the recent outing to the Butterfly Farm and the second is from the Amashovashova Cycle race the next day.

By Natalie Knibbs

This is a really nice picture of the two little girls. The lighting on them is good and, although there is a fair amount going on the background, it doesn't overpower the subjects. The girls are quite central in the picture but it doesn't bother me.

By Natalie Knibbs

This is a nicely panned shot of this cyclist which gives the pic a good feeling of movement by blurring the background. The slowish shutter speed has also added blur to the spokes of the wheels adding to the feeling of movement and the cyclist has plenty of space to move into, which is good. The picture is a little flat, to my eye, and could have benefitted from a levels addjustment and saturation boost. I would also have cropped the yellow lampost off at the left and tried to clone out the white squarish thingy behind the bike.

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